Igm tested positive twice for hsv2 is this my final answer?

[Sadsadgirl45]

Hi Grace,

Two weeks ago I had blood tests done 4 days after recent exposure (unprotected sex) it came back positive for Igg for hsv1 which I wasn't surprised about in high school and as a kid I would sometimes get cold sores and had chicken pox. However the dr. Told me for igg hsv2 I was negative, but for igm which was hsv2 specific I was "weak" positive. I have never felt so sick in my entire life. She told me it was pretty definite I had contracted hsv2, she told me I could come in again in a week to retest. So I went again one week later and yesterday she tells me my results were exactly the same as before igm weak positive. She said I definitely had hsv2 but if I wanted to continue testing she could look into it. Also I want to mention I have been freaking out about everything I had a couple of red dots on my butt that looks like follicles and would normally think nothing of and I had them cultured they came back negative. I have been examining myself everyday looking for anything. The dr put me on valtrex after my first test came back and I had some back pain when I started taking it at my tailbone. Also started taking a lot of vitamins. The other weird feeling I have is this tingling feeling like I have to pee. I thought I might have had a bladder infection because I get them often but the test came back negative for both. I have been going to the bathroom like 10 times a day feeling like I have to pee but then hardly anything. I had this once before and thought it was a bladder infection but it wasn't and then I got my period and felt better. I also need to mention I haven't had my period for almost 2 months. I took a pregnancy test blood test and I'm not pregnant. I also took the morning after pill after my unprotected sex. This has completely consumed me I am so utterly depressed I can't eat I can't sleep. They told me it is recent also and I keep going back in my mind and thinking of being itchy in the past or seeing a bump near my but or area. I told my dr. I wanted to do more testing over time but I just can't stop thinking about how she sounded on the phone like it was judgement day and this was my final verdict. I have never felt so much stress and anxiety in my entire life. And I can't stand this feeling like I need to pee all the time. Please help. I feel so lost and alone.

[Sadsadgirl45]

Hi Grace,

So I just got my results back. I tested Monday night, it will be 12 weeks EXACTLY on Thursday so I was shy about 2 days. My results were NEGATIVE for HSV2. Does this mean I am in the clear, can I move on with my life? Or should I worry at all about the possibility of delayed antibodies- (maybe from the short time I took valtrex)? I would really like to say I know I don't have this now, I definitely don't feel like I have it. It was just very hard to put what the Dr. said about the igm test behind, especially because I was arguing with a diff. doc on Monday who was also telling me how the igm is 100% accurate. Where are these professionals getting their information?? Anyway please let me know what you think! Thank you so much for dealing with me through this, you really, really helped me.

[Sadsadgirl45]

Thanks Grace

[gracefromHHP]

don't allow this to be an obsession. just not worth it. keep busy until it's time to test - ask your friends to help you keep your mind off things :)

[Sadsadgirl45]

So I have been so stressed as the days get closer and closer to 12 weeks. I reached out in a last ditch effort to the guy that I was exposed to in the first place, to see if he would finally tell me if he got tested and what his results were. Well he told me he absolutely does not have anything and never did. I kept asking and asking if he had gotten test because he would not give me a direct answer. And finally this is what he says " I have been tested multiple times throughout my life and they have all been negative"  I asked if he had tested recently and was sure there was no way he could have given me anything and he said " Not a chance I did." He also went on to say he takes this all very seriously, which I find hard to believe since it still sounds like he never got tested. And do most people not even have symptoms? I am literally counting the days until next week so this can be over. What percentage of people know by 12 weeks from Igg, it's not likely I would be one of the ones it takes 4-6 months right?

[Sadsadgirl45]

You should really start your own thread.

[Sadsadgirl45]

I am testing with IGG, which has been negative every time. The last time I tested was 8 weeks, the reason I have been having all this in the first place was because my obgyn did an igm which came back "weak positive" twice within 4 days. As far as I know and have read, the IGG is a very accurate test. I think western blot is for people who have symptoms or have had an IGG positive test. So I will not likely use a western blot. Next week is 12 weeks since exposure so I will test then.